The Basics
• Score: #2 Johns Hopkins-2, Haverford-1
• Records: JHU (10-0, 3-0 CC) • HC (8-2, 1-2 CC)
• Location: Haverford, PA • Swan Field
• The Short Story: The second-ranked Johns Hopkins field hockey team picked up a 2-1 win over host Haverford Saturday afternoon in Centennial Conference action.  
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins grabbed an early lead as the Blue Jays capitalized on a penalty corner. Junior Tessa Erickson inserted the corner, which made its way around the circle to freshman Grace Nockolds. She fired a shot from the left side of the circle and Erickson tipped it in at the left post at the 12:34-mark.
• The Blue Jays pushed their lead to two late in the game off a quick counterattack. Sophomore Gen Mehra sent a long hit deep in the Fords' zone, that was chased down by junior Sadie Abboud. She dribbled along the end line and with a defender on her, centered the ball to senior Maddie Brown-Scherer, who one-timed the ball past Hannah Roth with 8:33 to play.
• Haverford got on the board with just 5:43 to play to cut Hopkins' lead in half. Ravenel Davis was on the receiving end of a long clearing pass and dribbled into the Blue Jays' circle, before firing a low shot into the JHU cage.
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 33-9-1 all-time against Haverford and has won the last five meetings.
• The Blue Jays push their win streak to 10 games, the second longest to start the season in school history.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Brown-Scherer is now tied for the team lead with five goals and is tied for 19^th in school history with 21 career goals.
• Junior Morgan Seward started in the cage and made three saves in the first half. Sophomore Alexis Loder played the second half and finished with four saves. Roth made eight saves for the Fords and got a defensive save from Caroline Channell.
• The Fords' goal was the first allowed by the Blue Jays since September 18 – a streak of 235:44.
• Shots were even at 16 apiece while Hopkins had a 9-2 edge in corners.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Wednesday, October 6 the Blue Jays travel to Gettysburg to take on the Bullets. The Centennial Conference contest is scheduled for a 4:00 pm start at Shirk Field.